A national policy of intensified training where the government contracts the economy to cool inflation may be the humane and efficient way to handle the two most vexing economic problems -- inflation and unemployment. The best evidence that the scheme can work is seen in Sweden. (Journal/EB)

Three nations, Great Britain, Sweden, and the United States, participated in the conference with representatives from management, trade unions, government, academic institutions, and interested observers. The International Labor Office and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development also participated. Speakers from each of the three…

The 29 case studies in this report seek to define the policies and practices followed by firms in programing technological change and manpower adjustments. The purpose of the report is to make these policies and practices more broadly known and to extend the range of effective adjustments provided by individual managements. The inquiries were…

Examined interrelationships by sex between domestic work and labor market work in the United States, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Findings suggested that Scandinavian women used their greater opportunities for part-time employment to reconcile family and labor market responsibilities. No significant effects were observed for men in any of the…

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, PUBLIC AND WORLD AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT, MANPOWER UTILIZATION, LABOR, AND INDUSTRY PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE ON MANPOWER UTILIZATION AND TRAINING TO REVIEW TRAINING NEEDS AND PROPOSALS FOR MEETING THEM AT ALL SKILL LEVELS, FROM THE DISADVANTAGED GROUPS TO THE PROFESSIONALLY…

Training requirements were projected using survey data of agricultural employment needs and the number of students in agriculture in France and Sweden. Independent studies in each country investigated recent trends in agriculture, the present situation in agricultural education, employment training needs, and implications for the future.…

Three essays are presented as part of a research project on education and the labor market. The aim of the project is to study long-term relations between education and productivity, with special attention to Swedish higher education. The first essay, by Mary Jean Bowman, deals with some broad issues in the philosophy and methodology of…

Sheltered work programs for the handicapped in five European countries (Denmark, Sweden, Poland, West Germany, and The Netherlands) are described in this paper. Basic features of the programs in each country are discussed, including population, financing, and aspects of the programs that can be applied in helping America improve employment…

The General Accounting Office (GAO) studied selected nations' policies to increase the number of older workers participating in the labor force. The main data collection activities were as follows: (1) an analysis of population and labor force data from eight high-income Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development member nations; (2) an…